Optical Trapping and Manipulation From Fundamentals to Applications

• Other Authors: Jones, Philip (Editor), Burnham, Daniel R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; optical tweezers; red blood cells (RBCs); RBCs interactions; helium-neon laser; laser irradiation; polymeric nanocapsules; red blood cells; SEM; optical microscopy; cytotoxicity; human mesenchymal stem cells; holographic optical trapping; direct laser writing; optical fiber tweezers; optical trapping and manipulation; optical force; photothermal effect; evanescent fields; cell trapping and assembly; multi-component micromanipulators; radiation damage; life sciences; optical microrobots; optical trapping; microring resonator; micro manipulation; concentration gradient; force spectroscopy; diffusion; microfluidics; fluorescence; optical traps; vesicles; artificial cells; membrane biophysics; phase separation; membranes; n/a
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We are pleased to present "Optical Trapping and Manipulation: From Fundamentals to Applications", a Special Issue of Micromachines dedicated to the latest research in optical trapping. In recognition of the broad impact of optical manipulation techniques across disciplines, this Special Issue collected contributions related to all aspects of optical trapping and manipulation. Both theoretical and experimental studies were welcome, and applications of optical manipulation methods in fields including (but not limited to) single molecule biophysics, cell biology, nanotechnology, atmospheric chemistry, and fundamental optics were particularly welcome in order to showcase the breadth of the current research. The Special Issue accepted diverse forms of contributions, including research papers, short communications, methods, and review articles representing the state-of-the-art in optical trapping.